Telegraph.co.uk Obama to cap off year with family talent showLos Angeles TimesThe tradition continues as the president wraps up a holiday vacation in Hawaii. Obama is set to depart Honolulu Monday. By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau President Obama will mark the end of an often tumultuous year with a distinctly …President Obama's year in numbers: speeches, golf, vacation daysNew York PostThe Caucus: 2 Novels on Obama's Vacation Reading ListNew York Times (blog)Hawaii Newspaper Says Obama Vacation Cost More [...]

Kansas City Star A Christian priest faces grim New Year in IraqLos Angeles TimesFather Nadheer Dako's flock in Baghdad is shrinking, some having long fled the turmoil and others falling victim to a recent rise in anti-Christian violence. On the last day of 2010 he buries an elderly couple targeted in a bombing. …Bombs planted around homes of Iraqi ChristiansABC OnlineUS Flays Targeted Killings Of Christians In IraqRTT NewsUS Calls on Iraq to 'Redouble' Efforts to Protect ChristiansBloombergThe Associated Press -CNN -US [...]

Christian Science Monitor Life of the PartyNew York TimesWhen the 112th US Congress is officially sworn in on Jan. 5, two black Republicans will be among the new majority in the House of Representatives. Do you think the GOP has made progress in attracting African-Americans to the party? …Constitution to be Center Stage When House Republicans Take OverABC NewsWill Obama's lame-duck dealmaking survive in the new year?Christian Science MonitorHouse Republicans To Read Constitution AloudNPRCNN International -U.S. News & World Report -Bloombergall 979 [...]

Fox News Notre Dame beats Miami 33-17 in Sun BowlKansas City StarAP Sports Writer Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd (3) runs past Miami's Ryan Hill during the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in El Paso, Texas. Freshman Tommy Rees passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns …Fighting Irish-Hurricanes Game ReviewUSA TodayNotre Dame rolls past Miami Hurricanes in Sun BowlMiamiHerald.comIrish dominate Hurricanes at Sun Bowl, 33-17msnbc.comFanHouse -SB Nation -South Bend Tribuneall 1,099 news articles »

Reuters Young Patriots Threaten Protests and More in Ivory CoastVoice of AmericaYoung Patriots are threatening a return to the streets where they have won previous victories for incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. (File Photo) So-called Young Patriots who support incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo in Ivory Coast are now …Ivory Coast in 'civil war situation'Telegraph.co.ukGbagbo offers Ivory Coast recountBBC NewsLaurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire says not to step down as presidentXinhuaThe Guardian -Bloomberg -Aljazeera.netall 5,155 news articles »

Roberts Urges Obama and Senate to Fill Judicial PostsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. called on President Obama and the Senate on Friday to solve what he called “the persistent problem of judicial vacancies.” The latest on President Obama, the new Congress and other news from …Justice Roberts urges end to partisan fights blocking action on federal judgesWashington PostChief justice urges action on court vacanciesCNN InternationalChief Justice Roberts Urges End to Senate Holds on US Judicial [...]

Globe and Mail The Fix: Joe Miller bows out in AlaskaWashington PostAlaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller announced Friday that he will not push forward with a legal challenge to Sen. Lisa Murkowski's reelection win, bringing an end to the last unresolved Senate race in the country. …In Alaska, Joe Miller Ends Legal Fight, ConcedesNPR2010: The Year in VideoAnchorage Daily NewsAlaska certifies Murkowski as Senate winnerLos Angeles TimesKTUU -Reuters -Alaska Dispatchall 1,325 news articles »

ABC Online World Greets 2011 With FanfareVoice of AmericaPhoto: AP Revelers around the world are marking the start of the new year with celebrations and fireworks displays. Revelers around the world are marking the start of the new year with celebrations and fireworks displays. The new year first reached the …From dragon fireworks to prayers, globe greets 2011msnbc.comWorld begins New Year celebrationsAljazeera.netNew Year's Eve 2011 around the worldChristian Science MonitorThe Associated Press -BBC News -The Guardianall 1,432 news articles »

Bangkok Post NKorea promises denuclearization, better relationsThe Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it is committed to a Korean peninsula without nuclear weapons and wants to improve relations with rival South Korea. But the country also is vowing to boost its military strength. The North's annual New Year's …N.Korea calls for better relations with South: state mediaAFPKorean Tourism Organization chairman says South Korea is safe to visiteTurboNewsMost Popular AAK! Posts of 2010GlobalPost (blog)Korea Times -Beijing Newsall 242 news [...]

Mid-air collision in Virginia kills two, FAA saysReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A mid-air collision between a medical helicopter and a small plane in Virginia resulted in the deaths of the two people on the plane on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The accident occurred about a half …Plane, helicopter collide in Virginia, 2 killedThe Associated PressFAA: Two killed in midair collision in VirginiaCNN (blog)Two dead in Weyers Cave plane crashNews VirginianNBC 29 News -Staunton News Leader -W*USA 9all 150 news articles »